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Share your feedback: Village Square Park playground renewal
The City is looking for your feedback to renew the playground at Village Square Park in Stittsville located at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street. The existing playground was constructed with community involvement in 1996 and is now nearing the...
Update from the roads team: “We are ready for winter!”
La version française suit While we are no strangers to ice and snow, this first week of our winter season has been anything but traditional. This winter reprieve has allowed us to transition more than 525 staff from their summer roles into their winter ones. But...
NOVEMBER 20: Dr. Etches COVID-19 update to City Council
La version française suit Dear Mayor Watson and Members of Council, While we continue to see an increase in COVID-19 throughout the province, many indicators are pointing to a slow decline in transmission of COVID-19 in Ottawa. This is good news and it is directly...
Zoning By-law Amendment for 1620 Maple Grove Road
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit back-to-back townhomes in a Richcraft development at 1620 Maple Grove Road. The site is located south of Maple Grove Road between Huntmar Drive and Terry Fox...
UPDATE: Revised application received for 130 Huntmar
La version française suit The City has received a revised submission for 130 Huntmar, including a proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision. The developer (Urbandale / Lioness) wants to build a mixed-use subdivision with 631...
Huntmar Drive road closure December 15-16
UPDATE: The closure of Huntmar Drive has been postponed until December 15-16. La version française suit Huntmar Drive will be closed overnight on Monday, November 23 between Maple Grove Road and Palladium Drive. The road will close at 6:00pm on Monday, November 23...
NOV 17: Webinar on Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street
UPDATE: Here's a video of our webinar from November 17 https://youtu.be/lK-udaVftYI La version française suit We're hosting a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00pm to give an overview of your feedback from our "Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street" discussion...
NOVEMBER 13: Dr. Etches COVID-19 update to City Council
La version française suit Dear Mayor Watson and Members of Council, Over the last several weeks, we have seen a decrease in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19. However, caution is needed in interpreting this trend. While the number of new...
The City is gradually restarting recreation services under Ontario’s orange-restrict status
La version française suit After reviewing the Ontario government’s new orange-restrict regulations and ensuring all safety protocols are in place, the City is gradually restarting its recreation activities and services at its hub locations. The Province of Ontario...
Share your feedback on the proposed design for Maize Park
The City is looking for your feedback on a new park in Stittsville. Maize Park will be at the intersection of Maize Street and Holstein Road, east of Maple Grove Road in a new subdivision being built by Richcraft. You can download a PDF file of the concept plan and...
NOTEBOOK: A first look at the City’s budget for 2021
La version française suit For the 2021 City budget, we'll need to strike a very delicate balance: keep costs under control, support rapidly evolving community needs, deliver essential municipal services, and build a foundation to help Ottawa recover once the pandemic...
Fall 2020 tree planting update
La version française suit Since September, City staff have been planting trees on private and public property around Stittsville. Several dozen homeowners have new front yard trees thanks to the City's Trees in Trust program, with species including Red Maple,...
NOTEBOOK: What the City is doing to control expenses during COVID-19
La version française suit Tomorrow, Ottawa City Council will table a draft budget, kicking off a month-long process to review the City’s financial plan for 2021. This is going to be the toughest budget we’ve ever put together because of the ongoing impacts of...
UPDATE: Thanks for your feedback on the 2021 budget!
La version française suit Last week, I co-hosted a virtual 2021 Budget Q&A with city staff and west end Council colleagues Jenna Sudds and Allan Hubley. Thanks to everyone from Stittsville who joined us and asked a question or shared your concerns. If you missed...
